Hungary’s Conservative Youth to Europe’s Rescue?

By

Gergo Racz

Jul 24, 2012 4:47 pm CET

Hungary’s center-right Prime Minister Viktor Orban is counting on the conservative and Christian youth of the country to come up with solutions to tackling the euro-zone crisis and address Europe’s challenges as it undergoes a major reshaping.

The Continent’s west and east are on completely different trajectories, with the west dangerously close to entering a permanent debt trap, whereas eastern countries have their finances under control and even Hungary’s troubled economy is now back on track, Mr. Orban told an audience comprised of Fidelitas, the youth organization of his governing Fidesz party.

“Europe is currently facing a rearrangement far greater than what we now comprehend from our Hungarian, somewhat provincial perspective,” Mr. Orban said.

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